Dynamo Kyiv saw off Epitsentr Dunayivtsi 3-0 at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium on Sunday in the sixth round of the Premier League. The hosts extended their unbeaten run to eight after a win that felt inevitable from the first whistle, though the manner of victory carried weight beyond the scoreline. To be fair, Epitsentr had built something of a reputation for holding their nerve in tight games, but this was a fixture where the gap in quality showed through.
The opening moment came at forty-two minutes when Andriy Yarmolenko found space inside the box and finished with the kind of composure you expect from a player of his experience. Dynamos had sat deep and soaked it up in the opening half, waiting for the right moment to strike, and when it came they picked one up last week against Niva and carried that confidence forward. Epitsentr tried to respond but found themselves chasing shadows by then.
The second goal arrived three minutes after the break, Joris Lonwijk capitalising on a moment of hesitation in the Dynamo defence to slot home. The substitution of both the scorer and Yarmolenko in the sixty-fourth minute told you everything about the coaching staff's confidence — they had nothing to lose at that stage and could afford to rest their key players. Epitsentr's goalkeeper, who had not faced a shot on target until that point, finally had to make a save in the dying moments.
The statistics painted a picture of dominance: Dynamos registered nine shots on target compared to zero for the visitors, while their possession figure of fifty-seven percent reflected the tempo they controlled throughout. Eighty-five attacks against sixty-one for Epitsentr showed the volume of pressure, and the fact that Dynamos converted three from nine attempts meant they did not let chances slip. By then, the match had been decided long before the final whistle.
The third goal arrived late — fifty-five minutes into the second half — when Mykola Ponomarenko added a third to cement the result. Epitsentr had seen four yellow cards by that point and seemed to lose their shape, a common enough sight when a team has nothing to lose and nothing to gain. The substitution of Nene for Vashchenko in the sixty-eighth minute showed Dynamos managing their squad depth, a luxury Epitsentr simply did not have.
The result leaves Dynamos fourth with ten points from five games, while Epitsentr sit sixth on eight from six matches. We had called for a home win with forty-four per cent confidence before kick-off, and the manner of victory confirmed that assessment — Dynamos controlled the tempo, Epitsentr could not find their rhythm. The prediction reference stands at /ru/football/prediction/dynamo-kyiv-epitsentr-dunayivtsi-2026-09-14-6217/ for those who want to check the reasoning.
What mattered most was not the three goals but the control Dynamos showed from start to finish. Epitsentr came with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses, but this was a fixture where the quality difference became clear within the first half. Dynamos now have one foot in the next round of confidence, while Epitsentr will need to find answers before their next fixture.